Myself and 4 friends ordered these bottles simultaneously at the Weekend of Spontaneous Fermentation 2012. I wanted to put them all as separate reviews but that’s a lot of new posts to clog up the feed of readers so here goes a nice digest.
De Cam Kriek Lambik – January 2009
AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
adamjackson (351) – Canaan, USA – JUN 4, 2012
A – 2 finger rose red head. Gorgeous beer! Grape juice or something purple to burgundy.
S – Very faint. Hard to pick up. Wild fruits. Minor malt
T – Minor sweetness. Majority is huge krieks taste. Earthy almost tree branch taste. Dirty and cherry taste.
M – 20% carbonation. Dry fleeting finish. Light body
O – 79/100 needs more sweet more sour. More wild. It’s just a kriek wine. More like a wine than a beer.
Drie Fonteinen Oude Geuze Vintage – 2007
AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
adamjackson (351) – Canaan, New Hampshire, USA – JUN 4, 2012
A – poured slowly. Half finger produced. Cloudy dark orange. SRM of 15.
S – flowers. Acidic. Quite a bit of vinegar. Scent. Pine and tropical fruits. Plums and big pear scents.
T – Gigantic sour in your face. Amazing! Peaches, pears, vinegar
M – covers your entire tongue with tart 50/50 carbonation. Insanely dry finish.
O – Remarkable. Worth the price? Probably not. Still, an upgrade to the standard oude gueuze
Cantillon Lou Pepe Gueuze – 2007
4.3
AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
adamjackson (351) – Canaan, New Hampshire, USA – JUN 7, 2012
A – 3 finger slightly yellow head. Faded to one finger then stuck around vanilla color yellow gold. Crystal clear
S – lemon seeds and coriander. Pepper and distiller water. Minor dry yeast scent
T – dry honey. Some biting spices. Oak and a tad bit of cloves. Creamy lemon pie
M – 35% carbonation on swish. Dry and fleeting. Medium body
O – lives up to expectations but maybe too much spice. 94/100
Cantillon Zwanze 2010
3.7 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20 adamjackson (351) – Canaan, USA – JUN 4, 2012 Zwanze 2010 brewed April 21st 2008 A – quarter finger head. Faded fast SRM of 4 light golden. S – wheat but with a minor hop. Citrus and Belgian yeast. Very nicely balanced. T – big citrus zest. Honey and pumperknjcke bread. Oats and a fading wheat profile. Mild bit of cheese. Like goat cheese. Slight apple an pear taste M – 30% carbonation. Veery dry fleeting wheat and Amarillo hops running away. O – would have loved to have this fresh. 89/100. Very tasty. Wheat is a bit of a miss for me though. It was nice to have. |
